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For decades, India’s premier engineering institutions have grappled with a stubborn reality: the number of women pursuing engineering remains markedly low. The imbalance has been so chronic that the Indian Institutes of Technology were compelled to introduce supernumerary seats, additional, women-exclusive seats, from 2018 onward. The idea was simple but urgent: reverse the declining presence…
UGC busts fake university campuses across the country The University Grants Commission (UGC) has once again pulled the alarm on an unrecognised institution masquerading as a legitimate engineering college. In its latest public notice, the regulator warned students against the Institute of Management and Engineering, located at Kotla Mubarakpur in Delhi, for offering unapproved degree…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police questioned Chaitanyananda Saraswati on Monday in connection with sexual harassment allegations at Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management, following his five-day police custody ordered by the Patiala House Court. The investigation revealed multiple fake visiting cards and electronic devices in his possession, claiming high-profile positions with the United Nations and BRICS….
NEW DELHI: The central govt has released a draft bill which aims to strengthen the Indian Statistical Institute by putting in place a revamped governance structure, making the board a leaner and more empowered body for policy, administrative and financial matters.As the institute approaches its centenary in 2031, the vision is to make it not…
Engineering institute manager accused of molesting 15 students in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj NEW DELHI: A manager of private engineering institute in South West Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, identified as Chinmayanad Saraswati, also known as Parthasarthi or Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing multiple female students. Police say the accused is currently…
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday urged the state government to preserve popular singer Zubeen Garg‘s paternal home in Jorhat town, and institute an award in his memory to encourage new talent.Gogoi also appealed for a statue of the cultural icon, who had died while swimming in the sea in Singapore on Friday, to…
